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Souq Al Wakrah (Arabic: سوق الوكرة, lit. 'bird's nest marketplace'; also known as Al Wakrah Heritage Village ) is a reconstructed traditional marketplace located in the coastal city of Al Wakrah , Qatar , approximately 19 kilometers south of the capital Doha . [ 1 ]
MetroLink is the Doha Metro's free feeder bus network. There are a total of five metrolinks servicing the station: [3] M127, which serves Souq Al Wakrah.; M128, which serves Al Wakrah South.
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Al Wakrah (Arabic: الوكرة, romanized: al-Wakra) is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar.Al Wakrah's eastern edge touches the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated to the city's immediate north.
Zone 91 is a zone of the municipality of Al Wakrah in the state of Qatar. The main districts recorded in the 2015 population census were Al Thumama, Al Wukair, and Al Mashaf. [2] Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Abu Sulba, Barwa Al Baraha, Birkat Al Awamer, Muaither Al Wukair, and Wadi Aba Seleel. [1]
It runs north-south through Doha and its southern terminus of Al Wakrah and its northern terminus of Lusail, with a spur serving Hamad International Airport. [1] It is the first line of the system, with the first segment opened on 8 May 2019.
Comprising two houses adjacent to a marketplace, the Al Ansari Property is situated in the central part of Al Khor. It was constructed around 1930 for members of the Al Ansari family, whom also owned the neighboring Al Khor Souq, which dates back to 1910. The houses underwent several expansions after their construction to lodge more family members.
The souq was founded at least a century ago in proximity of the dry river bed known as Wadi Musheireb. The phrase “Souq Waqif”, stems from the fact that traders used to set up shop at the gates to show off their wares. [3] It was a gathering place where Bedouins and locals would trade a variety of goods, [4] primarily livestock goods. [5]